Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
This was a pretty awesome thread with Formy, Edge7, myself and a few others, discussing the themes of FFVII and little things we picked up on it from our time in Academia. IMO VII was the only one in the series to come and and say some interesting stuff about society, beyond "[x] sucks because the bad guys in this game are evil."
To be fair, FFX did have a pretty staunch attack on religion, and religion is part of society. Well, I say 'attack' maybe that's too strong a word. Critique then? When you think about it, FFVII's interpretation of religion is actually pretty darn good really. You've got the church being a center of calm and peace, as well as those flowers and in Advent Children, the cure. 'Faith' in Aerith is also a strong theme, and in some ways actually saved the planet. I find it interesting how two different games can have different perspectives on the same topic!